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Posted by Helen Burrows
Helen Burrows
5,786 Points

CSS

Sometimes you find the css you want to change, and it changes the element in firebug and developer, but when you change it in the style sheet nothing happens.

2 Answers

geoffrey
geoffrey
28,736 Points
geoffrey
geoffrey
28,736 Points

Quite odd, To be sure you modify the same rule, you can save the modified css using the webdeveloper tool. I already did it, that's a handy feature. Also check for specificity, maybe you have to use some heavier selectors to apply your rules.

Helen Burrows
Helen Burrows
5,786 Points

Thank you for responding. I'd got the right css code snippet , but had added an extra h1 to it thinking that it would change all heading 1s. Once I'd removed that the colour changed. Taken me hours to figure that out though ;)

Helen Burrows
Helen Burrows
5,786 Points
Helen Burrows
Helen Burrows
5,786 Points

Thank you for responding. I'd got the right css code snippet , but had added an extra h1 to it thinking that it would change all heading 1s. Once I'd removed that the colour changed. Taken me hours to figure that out though ;)